n Fyodor Dostoevsky’s conversation on the nature of evil, set in the mind of a murderer who relives and explores the thoughts, ideas and feelings that drove him to commit the crimes. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through April 29. Round House Theatre, 4545 East West Highway, Bethesda. $25-$55. 240/644-1100.

n The story of Edward III and his son, the Black Prince, who led England in part of the Hundred Years War against France. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 29. Washington Shakespeare Company at the Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. $25-$50. 703/418-4808.

Either Or

n A true-life war time story of Kurt Gerstein, a young German caught on the wrong side of history. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. May 2-June 3. Theater J, 1529 16th St., NW. $15-$45. 800/494-8497.

Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue

n Elliot Ruiz returns from military duty in Iraq and soon realizes how his experiences unite him with his father and grandfather. In English with Spanish subtitles. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday. Through May 12. GALA Hispanic Theater at the Tivoli Theater, 3333 14th St., NW. $15-$34. 202/234-7174.

n A one-man show that follows Charlotte von Mahldorf and her triumph over the brutalities of both the Nazis and Communists. 7:45 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1:45 and 7:45 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Through May 20. Olney Theatre Center at the 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. $25-$46. 301/924-3400.

n The fable is brought to life with large-scale puppets, live actors and marionettes. 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Through May 25. Classika Theatre, 4041 S. 28th St., Arlington. $12-$15. 703/824-6200.

A Man For All Seasons

n Robert Bolt’s play about Sir Thomas More, who faces down Henry VIII in his effort to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through May 12. Keegan Theatre at the Church Street Theater, 1742 Church St., NW. $20-$25. 703/892-0202.

Meet John Doe

n A musical adaption of Frank Capra’s film that sets a fictitious John Doe amid political and economic corruption. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Through April 29. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. $25-$52. 202/347-4833.

Mill Town Girls

n A play that navigates the unlikely friendship between a reluctant shutterbug and a heavy metal preacher’s child. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Through May 13. Quotidian Theatre Company at the Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. $15-$20. 301/816-1023.

The Musical of Musicals, The Musical!

n One story becomes five different musicals in this comedic musical parody. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through June 3. MetroStage, 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. $35-$40. 800/494-8497.

Nest

n The story of Susanna Cox, a Mennonite accused of infanticide in 1809, and the first woman to be hanged in the state of Pennsylvania. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through June 24. Signature Theatre, 2800 S. Stafford St., Arlington. $35-$55. 703/820-7790.

Opus

n A string quartet must replace an unstable player, and the four men must adjust to the modulations produced by the addition of a young woman. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 19. Washington Stage Guild, 1901 14th St. NW. $30-$40. 240/582-0050.

n A writer’s dark fable come to life and are the only clue to a string of recent murders. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through April 29. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. $29-$55. 202/332-3300.

Renaissance

n Two survivors of the Holocaust struggle with forgiveness and retribution. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Through May 19. Landless Theatre Company at DCAC, 2438 18th St. NW. $15-$18. 301/515-4494.

Saving Aimee

n A play based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, a woman who went from a humble upbringing to the charismatic founder of the Four Square Gospel Church. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through May 13. Signature Theatre, 2800 S. Stafford St., Arlington. $37-$63. 703/820-9771.

She Stoops to Comedy

n A comedic play-within-a-play that takes place during a production of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through April 29. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. $22-$52. 202/393-3939

n A reunion of a high school championship basketball team rips open old wounds, exposes dashed dreams and unleashes unexpected emotions. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through April 28. American Century Theater at Gunston Theater II, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. $23-$29. 703/553-8782.

365 Days/365 Plays Festival

Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ tour de force, a play for each day of the year, presented by different arts organizations in weekly cycles of seven plays each. GALA Hispanic Theater will conduct a nightly reading on May 3, 4-5 at 7 p.m. at the Tivoli Theater, 3333 14th St., NW. www.studiotheatre.org/365.

Titus Andronicus

n When the Roman general Titus returns from his campaign against the Goths he sacrifices a prince in retaliation, setting in motion a cycle of violence. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Through May 20. Shakespeare Theatre Company, 450 Seventh St. NW. $19-$78.25. 202/547-1122.